Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 486 Pavilion Master, Heroine

Xu Man's sword is called "Deadly Road", known as "The Sword That Must Hit".

As the name suggests, it can drive the opponent to a dead end, and there is no way to dodge it, so you can only choose to accept the move obediently.

According to common sense, a sage expert like Xu Man, who specializes in swordsmanship, should be able to hit every shot and rarely miss when using this kind of swordsmanship.

However, under the influence of Gu Xu's "Mandate of Heaven" power, Xu Man's originally extremely small error probability was magnified countless times.

The position locked by her sword intent inadvertently deviated.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, and once again carefully looked at the man in Tsing Yi in front of her.

This person really only has the sixth level of cultivation.

But he can not only travel through the space with ease, but also use the law of karma and fate so superbly that he can interfere with the moves of a strong saint like her.

It really should not be underestimated.

As she thought about it, she slowly put away the long sword in her hand.

The Jiange disciples present were in an uproar.

Their eyes were all focused on Gu Xu, wondering who this unexpected guest was, who could even compete with the so-called "Master of Sword Dao" Pavilion Master Xu.

"Farewell for three days, you should look at it with admiration," Xu Man said to Gu Xu's spiritual sense, "Gu Xiaoyou really gave me a huge surprise today!"

Both Gu Xu and Luo Chuan wore ordinary masks today.

With Xu Man's cultivation, it is not difficult to see through their inferior disguise.

"Governor Xu, thank you." Gu Xu said flatly.

At this moment, his self-effacing words are no longer the juniors' flattery after the elders' praise, but the perfunctory response of the superiors after hearing the flattery from their subordinates.

It can be said that he never forgets to maintain the personality.

Xu Man looked at Luo Chuan again and said: "Chairman Luo brought a wanted criminal who committed a great crime of treason to my sect today. Could it be that he wants to raise the flag to rebel and wants to recruit me into his gang?"

"Governor Xu is really a smart person." Luo Chuan chuckled and did not deny it.

"Come with me," Xu Man pondered for a while, then said lightly, "Let's talk in the room."

After saying that, it turned into a silver-white sword light and disappeared in the mountain behind the Jiange, which is verdant with thousands of trees.

Gu Xu and Luo Chuan glanced at each other, then used their body skills to follow.

Leaving a group of Jiange disciples staring at each other, at a loss——

Didn't the intruder have a fierce fight with Pavilion Master Xu just now?Why did they suddenly stop fighting and shake hands?

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The thatched cottage of the owner of Jiange Pavilion is located on the cliff of the back mountain.

There is no way in and out here, and opening the door leads to the abyss, which can only be reached by flying the imperial weapon.

A silver-like waterfall flows down by the window of the thatched cottage, accompanied by thunderous roars, falling to the bottom of the valley, splashing countless flying flowers and broken jade, enveloping the mountains.

The thatched cottage is also poorly furnished.

There is only a wooden table, a wooden chair, a straw mat, and an old scabbard hanging on the wall.

Xu Man crossed his legs and unceremoniously occupied the only chair in the room.

Luo Chuan glanced at her blankly.

Then he took out a rosewood official hat chair from the magic weapon of space, asked Gu Xu to sit down, and stood aside by himself, and once again told about the secrets of the Great Wilderness, Gu Xu's "true identity", Emperor Tianxing and Taishanghao. The relationship between the heavens, the conditions for using the "Zhou Tian Star Array"...

Xu Man patiently listened to his narrative.

"It seems that you are very confident that you can persuade me to join you."

After a short period of silence, the corners of Xu Man's mouth raised slightly, and he said calmly.

"Jiange's Zhenzong martial arts is called "Pingtian Sword Jue"," Luo Chuan responded with a smile, "The poem left by Jiange's ancestor is called'The three-foot sword in the box on the back is the sky and shows the injustice'; Jiange The method of practice passed down from generation to generation is called 'unity of knowledge and action'.

"Governor Xu is a genius monk who was promoted to a saint in his thirties, but his cultivation has stagnated in the seventh realm for decades, and he has yet to reach the threshold of the realm of a true monarch.

"the reason is simple--

"What you comprehend is the true meaning of the Dao of 'walking the way for the heavens, helping those in danger and saving the poor', but you have no chance to practice it.

"There is only 'knowledge', no 'doing'.

"But now you know that the people of the Great Wilderness have been in prisons for thousands of years, imprisoned by shackles, and roasted by fierce fire. Among them, those with outstanding cultivation will be struck to death by lightning, and their souls will be wiped out.

"Governor Xu, you have been practicing "Pingtian Sword Art" for so long, don't you want to change this situation at all?
"Think about it carefully, if you break this cage with us and save all living beings in the wilderness from the sea of ​​suffering, how much will your cultivation improve?"

Xu Man said calmly: "The cultivation of the seventh realm is enough for me.

"As you said, confronting the Daqi court, and even the upper realm, will definitely mean death and death, and there will be no return. I don't want to take such a risk."

Xu Man said words of rejection.

But Gu Xu could see the turmoil in her heart through the clenched right hand under her sleeve.

He also noticed that on Xu Man's lapel was wearing the silk flower that once belonged to the "Invincible Sword God" Hu Yun - at this time, it was as clean as washing and as bright as new.

"Pavilion Master Xu, do you want to kill the Mangshan Ghost King?" He chuckled, and slowly took off his mask, revealing his handsome and flawless face.

At this time, he was lazily sitting on the official hat chair, with his head propped on his right hand and his arm leaning on the armrest.

That deceptive tone was quite similar to the white-haired boy who sat in the Hall of Yama and persuaded him to lend his body.

After devouring the remnant soul of Emperor Ziwei, he looked more and more golden and jade-like, transcendent and refined—with such an impeccable appearance, even a sage like Xu Man, who had seen countless people before, couldn't help feeling a little bit Slightly absent-minded.

"Hasn't it been killed by the emperor?" Xu Man asked.

"It left a coffin in a hidden place in Mangshan's lair, and hid a strand of its soul," Gu Xu said. The soul came back to life.

"Previously Pavilion Master Xu might not have been its opponent.

"But now, it has lost all the 'ghost servants', and its strength is less than [-]% of what it used to be. Pavilion Master Xu can kill it with just one sword strike."

Xu Man kept silent, and inadvertently lowered her head to look at the silk flower pinned to her chest.

Ever since the death of senior brother Hu Yun, she really didn't want to tear the Mang Mountain Ghost King into pieces with her own hands.

She was a little disappointed when she heard that Mangshan Ghost King died easily at the hands of Emperor Tianxing.

But now that Gu Xu told her that Mangshan Ghost King is still alive, she still has the chance to personally avenge Senior Brother Hu, and give him back the pain he suffered...

"Where is it now?" After a while, she raised her head and stared at Gu Xu and asked.

"Hidden in its old lair, recharging its energy and recharging its energy, only to make a comeback someday."

Gu Xu smiled, and stretched out his hand to call out the "Astrolabe", and a light curtain condensed by stars immediately appeared in front of Xu Man.

On the light curtain, the Mangshan Ghost King in a bright yellow robe with the appearance of a skeleton is lying on a human corpse, gnawing his flesh and blood and sucking his soul.

Xu Man suddenly stood up from his seat.

After a few seconds, she realized that she was agitated, and slowly sat back on the chair.

At this time, she noticed that the disc-shaped magic weapon in Gu Xu's hand was very familiar - it seemed that in the Temple of Heaven, the statue of Emperor Ziwei was holding one in his hand.

Seeing her actions, Gu Xu understood that he had successfully ignited a fire in the heart of this master of swordsmanship.

Just add a spoonful of oil and you're done.

"Pavilion Master Xu, Emperor Tianxing's cultivation is unrivaled, and he holds the 'Tai'a Sword' in his hand to supervise all living beings in the world." 'Fierce God' is nothing difficult.

"But as the emperor of the Great Qi Dynasty, when Luojing City was breached by an army of ghosts, when Kongxuan Sanren wanted to sacrifice a hundred thousand living souls to be promoted to the 'Ghost King', when the Nine Baby Snake Demon preyed on innocent people wantonly in Qingzhou Mansion, when When the entire first-generation "Shenjiying" was turned into a "ghost attendant" by the ghost king of Mangshan Mountain, when "Invincible Sword God" Hu Yun, "Happy Swordsman" Su Hao and others were turned into walking dead and tortured... he But he stayed in the Zichen Palace indifferently, regardless of the life and death of his subjects.

"Do you think that such a person is worthy to be the leader that we all support in the wild?"

While Gu Xu was speaking, Xu Man involuntarily grasped the armrest of the chair tighter and tighter.

"Of course it's unworthy." She said coldly.

"Because he is not the real leader of the human race at all, but a running dog who guards the prison for Taishang Haotian," Gu Xu said, "In his eyes, ghosts and humans are criminals with serious crimes, and there is no difference. The people of the wilderness , To him, they are all worthless.

"He even hopes that there will be more Mangshan Ghost Kings and Nine Infant Snake Demons in the world, and he will wipe out a few restless human monks for him, so as not to disturb the peace of the upper world."

"Gu Xiaoyou, Luo Sishou said that you are the reincarnation of Emperor Ziwei." Xu Man took a deep breath to calm down his chaotic thoughts, "If this is true, then both you and Taishang Haotian were once the supreme beings in the upper realm. the existence of all beings.

"In your eyes, is the human life in the Great Wilderness as worthless as worthless?"

Hearing Xu Man's words, Luo Chuan, who was silently standing aside, seemed a little displeased, and opened his mouth to refute for Gu Xu.

Gu Xu raised his hand and stopped him.

"A king is like a boat; a man is like water," he said slowly, "Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it.

"It's different from Taishang Haotian. All the living beings in the Great Wilderness were my followers in the upper realm before, and they were partners who fought side by side with me. I couldn't do without their help when I fought in all directions and made great achievements.

"Because of my failure, they were imprisoned and tortured in the cycle of reincarnation.

"For them, I feel nothing but guilt.

"All the time, I don't want to give all the suffering they have suffered to me alone—"

"——Emperor, don't blame yourself," Luo Chuan next to him immediately said, preventing Gu Xu from continuing, "This is definitely not your fault. I was incompetent and didn't notice Taishang Haotian in time. Conspiracy, just—”

"——Wenchang doesn't need to comfort me like this anymore," Gu Xu said in a calm tone, "In this world, being weak is the biggest original sin. It is because I am not strong enough to beat Taishang Haotian that I let you follow me I suffer together."

Gu Xu's gaze was calm, and his voice was also calm.

But Xu Man could feel the pain and self-blame in his words.

As for Luo Chuan, he reviewed Gu Xu's words over and over again in his mind, especially the phrase "Water can carry a boat, but it can also overturn it", which made him deeply impressed by the emperor's ideological realm.

As the "Wenchang Xingjun" who is in charge of fame and fortune, one of Luochuan's previous jobs in the upper realm was to record the words and deeds of the emperor and spread them to the world.

"Maybe it's time to go back to the old line." He secretly thought.

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After a long silence, Xu Man stood up from his seat again and walked in front of Gu Xu.

"Gu... Dijun."

"If Pavilion Master Xu finds this address awkward, just call me by my real name in this life."

"Please forgive me, there are many Jiange disciples, and I have been favored by the Daqi court for a long time, so I can't rebel with you."

"I understand."

Gu Xu's expression remained unchanged, as if he didn't care about Xu Man's words of rejection.

However, in the next second, Xu Man suddenly changed the topic:
"However, although Jiange can't do it, Xu Man can."

As she spoke, she took off the identity badge of the Jiange pavilion master from her waist, and placed it on the wooden table beside her with a "snap".

Then he picked up a pen and paper, swiped a few times and wrote a note, saying that he would no longer be a member of the Jiange from now on, and everything he did would have nothing to do with the sect.

As for the position of pavilion master, he will be succeeded by his proud disciple Su Xiao.

Gu Xu watched her actions.

"Governor Xu is really straightforward and decisive." He commented.

"Who didn't want to be a chivalrous man or a chivalrous woman when she was young, who saw injustices and drew her sword to help?" Xu Man smiled softly, "I chose to join Jiange and practice "Ping Tian Jian Jue" because I wanted to use myself The sword in your hand helps the world and the people, eliminates violence and brings peace to the people.

"It's a pity that after becoming the owner of this pavilion, the burden on my shoulders has become heavy, and my whole person has become depressed, so many people think that I have lost my original intention and become a pedantic and indifferent old lady.

"Taking this opportunity now, I want to be young again."

After taking off the token of the pavilion master, Xu Man seemed to be several decades younger in an instant, not only his expression became much richer, but also his tone of speech became relaxed and playful.

"Also, don't call me Pavilion Master Xu anymore, call me—"

"——'Nvxia Xu'?" Gu Xu said in a joking tone.

His words seemed to hit Xu Man's mind, which made her stunned for a moment.

"Dijun really understands women's thoughts," Xu Man said lightly, with a restrained smile, "no wonder the female apprentice Hu Yun accepted has a deep affection for you. When others say bad things about you, she will fight with others for you. There is a lot of trouble in the Jiange Pavilion."

Hearing the news about Shi Xiaohan, Gu Xu's mood immediately became a little restless, and he couldn't help worrying that she would be hurt during the fight.

But because Luo Chuan was still on the sidelines, he had to keep a calm look and maintain the indifferent character of Emperor Ziwei.

"Wenchang." He thought for a moment and said to Luo Chuan.

"What is the emperor's order?"

"Now that Nuxia Xu has agreed to join us, I will trouble you to go to Penglai Island in the East China Sea to see their attitude. We don't have much time, so we need to hurry up."

"The Emperor won't go with you?"

"A sect that doesn't even have a saint is not worth my trip. It's better to stay here for a while and go see my fiancée."

Gu Xu deliberately bit the words "my fiancee" very hard.

Luo Chuan immediately understood.

He knew that the emperor was not actually reincarnated, but resurrected.

The key to seizing a body lies in "inheriting the human body and dissolving obsessions" - under normal circumstances, after occupying a body, the person who seizes the body needs to help the original owner of the body to fulfill his secret wish, so that the soul of the dead can rest in peace. Better integrate with this body, avoid being rejected by the body, and affect future cultivation progress.

The young man named Gu Xu has a deep affection for his fiancée Shi Xiaohan.

After the emperor successfully captured Gu Xu, he would undoubtedly follow Gu Xu's obsession, take care of Shi Xiaohan's safety, and keep her safe.

"Then I'll go first and not disturb the emperor."

While speaking, Luo Chuan cupped his hands towards Gu Xu, then stepped out of the hut, and quickly disappeared into the space crack.

At this time, Xu Man looked at Gu Xu and said, "Why don't the emperor still call me 'Governor Xu' from now on!"

She really likes the title "Nvxia".

But after being called out by Gu Xu, it was really embarrassing for her.

If an acquaintance of the same generation overhears it, she might as well go find a hole in the ground and get in.

(End of this chapter)